Panda Bears 1st shown in US

Slavery Abolished in Washington, DC (1862)

• The Road to Freedom: Using the WWW to Teach About Slavery
  For black slaves in America, the road to freedom was a long and difficult one. This week, Education World observes Black History Month by providing activities to help your students trace that journey and to learn about some of the heroes who paved the way to freedom. Included: Activities for teaching about slavery across the grades and the curriculum.
• Travel the Underground Railroad!
  Visit slave cabins, auction yards, and other stops along the Underground Railroad. In *The Underground Railroad* --a new book from Scholastic-- author Raymond Bial paints a vivid picture of the lives of slaves and of the emotions behind their desperate need to escape, whatever the risks. Text and photographs detail the history of slavery and the laws that governed slaves. Bial visits slave cabins, auction yards, and other stops along the Underground Railroad, and he introduces readers to some of the heroes --black *and* white-- of the time.
• Climb Aboard the Underground Railroad T.O.U.R.!
  Share, learn, and uncover a bit of America's past! Now in its third year, a project that assists teachers and students who are studying the Underground Railroad has gone global with its own Web site. This growing endeavor is looking for new members, and what better time could there be to join than during this February, Black History Month? The coordinators of this project say, "Climb aboard!" You will share, learn, and uncover a bit of America's lost past.

Walter Cronkite became anchor of CBS Evening News (1962)

Wilbur Wright Born

• Celebrate the Century: Search the Web for U.S. History of the 1900s
  In this Internet scavenger hunt, students learn about the stories behind the stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service commemorating the people, places, events, and trends of the first decade of this century. Explore Web sites related to the Wright brothers and Frank Lloyd Wright, Ellis Island and the St. Louis World's Fair, and more!
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• Aviation: Airplanes
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